“What I Am Looking For?”
BY: Jacel de Jesus • Jun 21, 2017
“Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.” –
Mahatma Gandhi
The Philippine Statistics Authority released last July 2016 the country’s employment rate, which is at 94.6 percent that is higher by 0.7 percent as reported in April 2016. By classifications, employed persons are categorized as Full Time workers if they are working for 40 hours or more during the reference week while Part Time workers are those individuals who work for less than 40 hours. The current data on employed persons are reflected at 67.1 percent for full time workers and with an average working time of 42.7 hours per week.
After a short discussion with a few people, we decided to do a quick survey to find out what really make the workers stay in a company and why. We wish to determine if there is a specific culture that they are considering and what are the important things that they are looking for in a company. We find it challenging because when we informed the respondents that it would be published, some of them refused to answer our questions and others just requested not to include either their companies or real identity. However, we believe that we got answers that reflect their sentiments.
| Name or Company & Age | What are the 3 things that you’re looking for in a company? | Is there a specific culture that you’re looking at? | What will make you stay in a company? |
| Jannie Camille Sepulvida, Multicare Pharmaceuticals Philippines, Inc., 21 years old | 1. Values and work ethics is included | Culture with work-life balance for this helps employees to be motivated at work | A company with values, good working environment and benefits. In the long run, there may be changes in the company and it is important for me to know if I am still fit in the organization and if there is a potential growth for me. Also benefits are another consideration because it means that the company cares for your well-being. |
| 2. Working environment | |||
| 3. Benefits | |||
| Bryan Rick Gutierrez, Convergys, 23 years old | A company that values employees voice and comments | Politics free environment | The boss, your team around you. I am doing what I like and I never worked a single day |
| Eden Espanyol, Veralaw, 25 years old | 1. Good benefits | None | Good relationships and a well balanced working environment |
| 2. Hippie environment | |||
| 3. No Saturday or Sunday work | |||
| Charmie Aloc, MDPPA, 25 years old | Good leader, not a boss | A company that has values and helps employees to grow | Good leader, high salary and with good environment |
| Abegail Norombaba, Cunanan Ruvero ^ Co., CPA, 25 years old | 1. Good environment | Professional and open communication culture | The salary and the environment plus the people around |
| 2. Good salary and benefits | |||
| 3. Career development | |||
| Dennelyn Mack, Nonis Resort, 26 years old | 1. Good compensation and benefits | No specific culture | Colleagues and environment |
| 2. Considerate boss | |||
| Mariz San Sebastian, 27 years old | 1. Great opportunities for career growth | “A family away from your family” culture because in a family there is an essence of honesty, teamwork and equality. No one will be left behind and everyone will flourish in his or her own specific way. | Aside from tangible items like salary, promotion and incentives, it is a big factor if there are great supervisors who can truly guide and make you feel that your job is not a “job” at all. Having this kind of feeling lowers the stress levels and increases the motivation to do more |
| 2. With high quality of service to clients and employees | |||
| Mariz San Sebastian, 27 years old | 1. Great opportunities for career growth | “A family away from your family” culture because in a family there is an essence of honesty, teamwork and equality. No one will be left behind and everyone will flourish in his or her own specific way. | Aside from tangible items like salary, promotion and incentives, it is a big factor if there are great supervisors who can truly guide and make you feel that your job is not a “job” at all. Having this kind of feeling lowers the stress levels and increases the motivation to do more |
| 2. With high quality of service to clients and employees | |||
| Jho Buenaventura, TDI, 29 years old | 1. Good benefits | None | Good management and people |
| 2. High Salary | |||
| 3. Good environment | |||
| 4. Good People | |||
| 5. Good environment | |||
| Andrew Beamish, 29 years old | The opportunity to grow into a senior position as the company flourishes | A culture that rewards hardworking people | A company that provides growth |
| Emma Carlos Nabong, Alniel International Recruitment Agency, 32 years old | A company that has unity inside and a good vision to its employees. | None | A company that will appreciate the efforts of the employees and promotes good relationship with everyone. It is also very important that there is trust because salary is just a second priority. You cannot stay in a company without love and unity |
| Julie Ann Acopiado, 32 years old | 1. An entity who has a supportive management and leader | Culture that encourages good relationship with everybody in the workplace | Good management, great boss and the compensation |
| 2. Promotes a well balanced working relationships with everyone | |||
| 3.Thinks of the employees welfare in terms of benefits | |||
| Emerson, 34 years old | Financial stability | A culture that can provide safety to employees and all allow everyone to be heard | People, greener pastures and can provide growth |
| Arlene Boaag, DOTC, 34 years old | 1. Company who wants to serve its customers | Integrity, teamwork, social responsibility, innovation, service to others | Good pay, continuous career development and growth. |
| 2. Care for employees | |||
| 3. Has a responsibility in taking good care of the environment | |||
| Phoenix Petroleum, 42 years old | 1. Good compensation and benefits. | Culture that promotes family values and with high regard to safety, health and fitness | Company that value your career growth and has a good retirement plan |
| 2. It is also very important that the company puts a high value on people and their contributions | |||
| Aris Antontio, ABS-CBN, 44 years old | 1. Stability | Nothing specific really, maybe a little laid back culture within the company but still gets the job done or exceeds it | A company who takes good cares of the welfare of their employees, not just about the money. If employees are taken cared of, the employees in return will take care of the company. It goes both ways |
| 2. Good credentials, 3.Good employer-employee relationship | |||
| 4. Work-life balance 5. Good benefits | |||
| Alice Decolongon, Champp, 51 yrs. old | 1. A company who can protect their employees | Culture that is fair to all employees | Trust of the owners and position that I really dream of |
| 2. Provide good and reasonable salary | |||
| 3. Promotes open communication to all personnel |